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Cosmic Cookies ActivityCosmic Cookies Activity
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American Museum of Natural History
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6th - 12th
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Cosmic Cookies

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Scholars read about each planet then bake a plate of cosmic cookies—no-bake cookies decorated to look like the planets; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

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Concepts

planets, the solar system, the sun, mercury, venus, planet earth, the earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, pluto, space, outer space

Instructional Ideas

  • Expand the information about each planet, bring books, articles, or watch videos
  • To save on time or if cooking space is limited, review the information in the classroom and make the baking portion and optional activity for home

Classroom Considerations

  • Be aware of allergies before baking
  • After reading about each planet, hover your mouse over the sun to find the link for the cookies
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Steps with pictures are easy to follow
  • Cookies come from a no-bake recipe 

Cons

  • It does not contain updated information about Pluto

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